synaptic

English

Etymology

New Latin synapsis.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -æptɪk

Adjective

synaptic (comparative more synaptic, superlative most synaptic)

1. (cytology) Of or relating to a synapse—the junction between the terminal of a neuron and another cell.
2. (cytology) Of or relating to a synapsis—the association of homologous maternal and paternal chromosomes during the initial part of meiosis.

Derived terms

• postsynaptic
• presynaptic
• synaptic conduction
• synaptic gap
• synaptic plasticity
• synaptic vesicle

Related terms

• monosynaptic
• disynaptic
• trisynaptic
• polysynaptic

Translations

junction between the terminal of a neuron and another cell

• Czech: synaptický (cs)
• French: synaptique

• German: synaptische
• Greek: συναπτικός (el) (synaptikós) m

association of homologous maternal and paternal chromosomes during the initial part of meiosis

• Greek: συναπτικός (el) (synaptikós) m

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